Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2690

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Rules concerning the opening or ownership of an establishment or office for the purpose of engaging in trade or practising a profession or craft. Obtaining a licence from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Its condition. The licensee must be a Kuwaiti who owns the establishment’s capital and is responsible when managing it. Its connection. With public policy. Contravention thereof. Its effect.
Arabic original
القواعد المتعلقة بفتح أو تملك منشأة أو مكتب بقصد الاشتغال بالتجارة أو مزاولة مهنة أو حرفة. الحصول على ترخيص من وزارة التجارة والصناعة. شرطه. أن يكون المرخص له كويتياً مالكاً لرأس مال المنشأة ومسئولاً عند إدارتها. تعلق ذلك. بالنظام العام. مخالفة ذلك. أثره.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٨/٩٥ تجاري جلسة ٢٨/٥/١٩٩٦ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٢٧٦)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 461. PDF pages: 461.

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